Romuáldez grew up in Leyte, where the López family owned vast coconut and abacá plantations, and first achieved status as a writer in the Waray language.

In 1895, the “favorite son of Leyte,” earned his Bachelor of Arts with honors at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila.

[3] A book written about his niece Imelda Marcos's life notes that he died of a heart attack.

On June 14, 2024, Burauen Mayor Juanito Renomeron inaugurated the restored 177-square-meter (1,910 sq ft) park built in 1975, beside the 1600 Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church along the corner of Santa Ana and Ave Maria Streets, the exact site of his 1800s ancestral house.

[5] Romualdez' monument with a 1975 NHCP installed marker stands as the centerpiece with pavilion, concrete benches and a path walk.